Washing-machine.



No. 832.062. PATENTED OCT. 2, 1906. G. H. HUENERGARDT. WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27. 1905.

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GEORGE-H. HUENERGARDT OF COLLEGEVIEW, NEBRASKA.

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Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed January 2'], 1905. Serial No. 242,948.

the following is a specification.

This invention relates to. waslnngmachines.

The objects of the invention are to increase 7 the agitation, and thus the scrubbing action on the clothes; to cause a more effective compression of the air, which will operate to drive the water and suds through the clothes and secure more effective cleansing; to facilitate the operation of the machine; to simplify the manner of combining thdsuds-box with the supporting-frame, whereby the former may readily be detached when desired; to provide a novel form of o crating-handle which will perform the doub e function of a handle and of a means for limiting the reverse movement of the suds-box when inverted for the pur ose of permitting drying thereof, and general T to improve machines of this character.

With the above. and other obj ects-in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a washing-machine, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation exhibiting the operative position of the sudsbox in full lines and its nverted position by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a view in vertical transverse section, taken on the "line 3 3, Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrow thereon.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the suds-box, which is approximately semicylin drical in cross-section, is constructed, preferably, of metal, such as galvanized iron, and is provided with a flat top 2, having a clothesopening closed by a suitable cover 3, which is held within the o ening by frictional contact with the walls tiiereof and operates in the usual manner to prevent any splashing out of the water when the suds-box is operated.

The suds-box is supported for swingin movement by shafts 4, provided with bases 5, which are secured to the suds-box in an y suitable manner and have their faces,adja cent the shaft formed into conical surfaces 6 to work against the inner sides of the shaftbearings 7, which, as shown in Fig. 1,are ordinar y pillar-blocl s provided with hinged permit the ready removal of the suds-box from the supporting-frame. By the provision of the conical surfaces 6 friction between the shafts and the bearings will be reduced to between the suds-box and its supportingframe will be obviated. The supportingframe comprises pairs of angularly-disposed legs 9, to the upper ends of which are secured the bearings 7, the lower portion of each pair of the legs being braced and connected by crossed tie-rods 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Each end of the suds-box has secured to it a handle 11, by which the box may be lifted from the su porting-frame, and the supporting-frame as secured to it at each side hin ed handles 12, by which the structure as a whole may be transported when necessary.

Secured within the suds-box is a series of dashers 13, which are constructed, ably, of metal and have their lower ends provided with transverse strips 14, that operate slightly to retard the escape of water in the operation of the suds-box, and thus cause a more violent agitation of the suds than could be secured if these check-strips were omitted.- These elements also perform the further function of rubbers to assist in cleansing the clothes.

As will be seen by reference to Fig. 2, the

suds-box and on reverse and relatively acute inclines, and by this arrangement when the sud s-box is vibrated there will be a rolling or gyratory movement im arted to the suds, which will cause the c othes to be turned upon themselves and be thrown against the dashers, in which act the air will be forced into the pockets 15 between the pairs of dashers and in escapingwill force the suds through the clothes, and thereby effect rapid and thorough cleansing.

The operating-handle, to which reference has been made, consists of a lever 16, a hamlgrip 17, disposed at right angles thereto, a shank 18, disposed at right angles to the lever and in parallelism with the handrip, and an approximately L.-shapr d attac ling member 19, projecting from the shank and secured to the side batten 20 of the suds-box prefercap-platesb, which when thrown back will a minimum, and any danger of interference d ashers are arranged on opposite sides of the IIO and to the wringer-board 21 by bolts or screws 21.. As will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, the lever 16 occupies a plane approximately parallel with the top of the suds-box, and by this arrangement an extended range of movement may be imparted to the sudsbox with but slight exertion on the part of the operator. The shank 18 constitutes a stop to engage with one of the legs 9 when the position ot the suds-box is reversed, as shown in Fig. 1, and in. order to hold the box in this position the to of the suds-box is provided with eyes 22, which are engaged by hooks 23, carried by the legs of the machine, and when in this position, with the cover removed, the suds-box will be permitted thoroughly to drain, and thus dr It will be seen from the foregoing description that although the improvements of this invention are comparatively simple in charactor they are of value and thoroughly effective in securing the purposes designed,

and, further, owing to the manner in which the parts are constructed and. assembled that danger of breakage or disarrangement in use is reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is In a washing-machine, the combination with a suds-box provided with a wringerboard, of a handle comprising a lover, a hand-grip arranged at one end thereof, a shank disposed at right angles to the lever and in parallelism with the hand-grip, and an approximately L-shaped attaching mem ber projecting from the shank and secured to the suds-box and to the wringer-board.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE H. HUENERGARDT.

Witnesses:

FRANK B. HooPEn, E. O. WITHAM. 

